I conjecture that by 2018, a student will routinely be judged not only by her ability to write a 5-paragraph essay but her ability to represent her ideas via a 5 minute podcast, 2 minute movie, and level in an educational game. Nichole Pinkard: Preparing Urban Youth to be Multiliterate
At its simplest, Digital Storytelling involves using digital tools to connect with content ideas or events in order to move others to understand a little bit more. Its purpose is to convey meaning. The use of multiple media allows producers of digital stories to evoke an emotional response in their audience. Seven Steps for Digital Storytelling from Digitales
Digital Storytelling Matrix (Storytelling formats adapted from a matrix by Apple)
The following matrix outlines some of the different kinds of stories and possible writing forms that correspond.
Sample stories reflect the type of story and writing form but not necessarily a web-based writing tool.
Factual Stories
- explains meaning of the photos
- suited to recount, procedural, explanation and report
writing formats
- eg: canoeing slideshows as recounts
Thematic Collection
- an evidence of life perspective
- images reflect a theme (walls, gates, windows)
- suited to poetry or narrative writing formats
- eg. Colour Poetry
Child Hunger - watch the video from World Vision. Learn more about child hunger and participate in the Get Hungry Photo Challenge. View the photo gallery and see the power of writing with images. Behind the image is learinng, understanding, exploring, discussing and thinking differently.
Focus on the writing not the technology. Yes it is a great hook but without the storyboarding process including planning, writing, revising and editing, a product can quickly fall flat on its face.
Set deadlines for various steps so that the project does not drag on. Keeping stories short, focused and to the point is helpful.
Teach students how to organize their materials - storyboards, digital images, digital record of citations of images from Copyright friendly sites.
Have students take their own images when possible. When using images from the Internet, teach and reinforce an understanding of various Copyright permissions.
I conjecture that by 2018, a student will routinely be judged not only by her ability to write a 5-paragraph essay but her ability to represent her ideas via a 5 minute podcast, 2 minute movie, and level in an educational game. Nichole Pinkard: Preparing Urban Youth to be Multiliterate
At its simplest, Digital Storytelling involves using digital tools to connect with content ideas or events in order to move others to understand a little bit more. Its purpose is to convey meaning. The use of multiple media allows producers of digital stories to evoke an emotional response in their audience.
Seven Steps for Digital Storytelling from Digitales
Digital Storytelling Matrix (Storytelling formats adapted from a matrix by Apple)
The following matrix outlines some of the different kinds of stories and possible writing forms that correspond.Sample stories reflect the type of story and writing form but not necessarily a web-based writing tool.
- explains meaning of the photos
- suited to recount, procedural, explanation and report
writing formats
- eg: canoeing slideshows as recounts
- reactions to and reflections on personal experiences as captured in images
- suited to narrative writing format
- eg: bullying stories
- stories from Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling website
- an evidence of life perspective
- images reflect a theme (walls, gates, windows)
- suited to poetry or narrative writing formats
- eg. Colour Poetry
- inquiry level thinking and exploration
- may include multiple perspectives of topic (interviews, opinions etc.)
- suited to expository or narrative writing formats
- eg: Children's Rights, global issues, ecological footprint perspective, health issue etc.
- stories from Educational uses of Digital Storytelling website
Student Perspective Digital Stories
Streetside's Digital StoriesIdeas from Apple Learning Interchange - Teachers share samples and lessons of their students' work. Adapt and use the tools that are available to your students.
Global Issues for Digital Stories
Who are we in this world?Literature from Around the Globe
Life in Another Culture: A Day in the Life
The Conventions on the Rights of the Child
- Children's Rights (video)
Our Global Environment- Ecological Footprint - an interactive measurement tool that reflects our human impact. Includes Ecological Footprint Quiz
Protecting Children's Health- State of the World's Children from Unicef
- Child Hunger - watch the video from World Vision. Learn more about child hunger and participate in the Get Hungry Photo Challenge. View the photo gallery and see the power of writing with images. Behind the image is learinng, understanding, exploring, discussing and thinking differently.
RefugeesDigital Storytelling Tools
ToolsTips for Teachers